Thursday January 6, 6:15 am ET
HOLLYWOOD, FL--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 6, 2005 -- Senticore, Inc. (OTC BB:SNIO.OB - News), a diversified public holding company, and Pokerbook Gaming Corporation (Other OTC:POKG.PK - News), a poker software company and organizer of the "World Poker Charity Tour," will be hosting the first large-scale charity poker tournament to benefit children affected by last week's deadly tsunami in southeast Asia, the largest natural disaster in recent history.
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Senticore and Pokerbook's "World Poker Charity Tour" is designed to benefit deserving charitable organizations by taking advantage of the world's love affair with Poker. The inaugural event of the tour is expected to be the largest fund raising poker tournament ever by attracting monetary donations from players from all over the world as the tournament will be held online using Pokerbook's proprietary tournament software.
"This is a true charity poker tournament in which the majority of the funds raised will be directed to the children of southeast Asia, namely India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia," said Senticore CEO Jay Patel. "In the aftermath of the tsunami, the death toll continues to rise. Numerous children have become orphaned and the need for medical supplies, food, clothing and shelter increases daily. We are now learning of unscrupulous individuals beginning to exploit the situation by participating in crimes such as trafficking these children, who represent the largest group of victims from the natural disaster. It is our goal to educate the world on what is taking place by exposing the crimes while providing support to the many organizations and countries that have already committed large sums of funding, manpower and supplies."
The World Poker Charity Tour will be selecting charities that will receive an allocation of the funds raised. "We have spoken to many worthy charitable organizations such as Save the Children, American Red Cross and UNICEF, and will continue to seek additional charities capable of delivering the support directly to the ultimate beneficiaries -- the children. Charities selected must agree to allocate as much as 95% of all funds donated to them to a specified charitable cause," added Patel.
The fund raising poker tournament will be held in March of 2005. In order to ensure the overall success of the project, the organizers seek the aid of corporate sponsors, any celebrities and organizations willing to assist in the promotion of the upcoming event, and most importantly, donations and participation from all the generous people of the world. Interested parties and charitable organizations should direct inquiries to EG Associates, LLC of Cleveland, Ohio. Big Circle Media of San Francisco, CA, has also gotten behind the project and aims to assist the marketing efforts. Additional information about the tournament can be found on the Pokerbook website (www.pokg.com) as it becomes available.
EG Associates, LLC is a private, general consulting firm with offices in Cleveland and San Diego, whose principals possess over 60 years of business, financial, and marketing experience. A vast network of contacts creates unique business opportunities in helping clients reach their business goals. Its research capability, network, operational knowledge and management expertise help clients plan and achieve targets during the critical development and growth stages for young corporations.
Pokerbook Gaming Corporation is a gaming software company and fund raising organization for the benefit of well established, licensed non-profit 501(c)(3) corporations. Pokerbook was the first to organize legal, Internet Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournaments for charitable fundraising efforts. Pokerbook's "World Poker Charity Tour" is scheduled to launch during the first quarter of 2005. Additional information may be found on the corporate website www.pokg.com.
Senticore, Inc. is a public holding company designed to effect the acquisition of businesses and real estate within a diverse group of sectors including timber, hospitality, residential and commercial real estate, entertainment and gaming. Senticore currently owns approximately 80% of Pokerbook Gaming Corporation [POKG]. Additional information on Senticore and its holdings may be found on the corporate website www.senticore.com.
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Contact:
CONTACT:
EG Associates, LLC & Charity Event Information:
Gary Erickson
(858) 472-2328
Investor Relations:
Gilbert Emerson
(954) 927-0866
Broker Relations:
Worldwide Financial Marketing
(866) 360-9998
